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CVE-2026-93202

i3c: master: Fix recursive locking during device registration

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KEV checked 14/11/2026, 21:00:34 UTC

Severity

unknown

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Public exploit

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Remediation

Fix status not established

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What this means

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Source excerpt · Linux

Attack conditions

The local list requires a list node, so add a list node member to struct i3c_device.

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Affected versions

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affected

3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 → before 015fcf330c29803bbf92b719b4889ba74ecbbc71

git versions

3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 → before 6640f778aa3d430e67171f8d17fe4a35bb44b578

git versions

3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 → before 0200dc55e68cc0177b6e60919de415cc96fdd4e1

git versions

3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 → before b25232f66e8cd653d0c6bfdbe534e62a2f9d6a1b

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3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 → before 9dc73c51ed3ee965c3ddb0ac31cf5c3eea68fa0c

git versions

3a379bbcea0af6280e1ca0d1edfcf4e68cde6ee0 → before 456f832e5fc26fbfd3b8200fd4553eee520cc377

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affected

5.0

unaffected

0 → before 5.0

semver versions

6.1.191 → through 6.1.*

semver versions

6.6.160 → through 6.6.*

semver versions

6.12.114 → through 6.12.*

semver versions

6.18.52 → through 6.18.*

semver versions

7.2.6 → through 7.2.*

semver versions

7.3 → through *

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unknown

Other versions: affected

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Original source description

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i3c: master: Fix recursive locking during device registration

i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs() registers newly discovered devices while holding i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(), a down_read(). device_register() can immediately probe the device, and probe callbacks typically invoke I3C helpers that take i3c_bus_normaluse_lock() again, leading to a recursive acquisition of the same rwsem. rwsems do not support recursive read locking and can deadlock when a writer is waiting. See the "Recursive read locks" section of Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst.

For example, with Intel LPSS I3C, LOCKDEP generates a WARNING like:

echo intel-lpss-i3c.0 > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/mipi-i3c-hci/unbind

echo intel-lpss-i3c.0 > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/mipi-i3c-hci/bind

WARNING: possible recursive locking detected kworker/5:1/94 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88811c810d78 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: i3c_device_match_id+0x45/0x370 but task is already holding lock: ffff88811c810d78 (&i3cbus->lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: i3c_master_reg_work_fn+0x21/0x5f0

Fix this by separating device creation from device registration. Populate desc->dev under the maintenance lock, collect the devices that still need registration into a local list, then release the lock before calling device_register(). Finally retake the lock and clean up any devices that failed to register.

Use the maintenance lock rather than the normal-use lock while adding device objects. A write-side maintenance lock prevents readers from observing a partially initialized desc->dev during initial device population, or desc->dev disappearing if registration fails.

The local list requires a list node, so add a list node member to struct i3c_device.

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CVE-2026-93202

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Environment requirements

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Linux · platform conditions

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0

Before: 6.1.191

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0

Before: 6.6.160

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0

Before: 6.12.114

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0

Before: 6.18.52

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0

Before: 7.2.6

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.0

Before: 7.3

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